Afternoon Report: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Fifty two degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Israel's Foreign minister says Hamas head ya Ya Sinhwak was killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza today. Sinhwar is considered to be the mastermind behind the October seventh attacks. ABC's Karen Travers has more.

President Biden said an escapement, the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinhwar is a good day for Israel, the US, and the world. He sent for Israelis. This brings relief, comparing it to the feeling among Americans after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in twenty eleven. President Biden said Sinwar's death gives the opportunity for a quote day after in Gaza without Hamas in power, saying Sinwar was a quote insurmountable obstacle to achieving a political settlement between

Meantime, President Biden arrives in Germany. He is due to hold meetings with leaders of some of the key European nations.

The President had originally planned to go to Germany last week, but he postponed that trip due to Hurricane Milton. Now he will meet with Germany's President Steinmeier and Chancellor Schulz, as well as with leaders from the UK and France. Topping the agenda for these meetings in Berlin will be shared global security, the war in Ukraine, conflicts in the

A shakeup could be coming to the Secret Service. An independent advisory panel is recommending big changes at the agency after the assassination attempt to former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania's as the Secret Service needs fundamental reform. The panel's experts include former Homeland Security Chief Janet Apolitano, who says unless the Secret Service makes big changes.

We believe another Butler can and will happen again.

The review echoes other findings faulting Secret Service communications and tactics that day in Pennsylvania. But it also blasts the agency's culture, with former White House Homeland Security advisor Francis Townsend saying the Secret Service not only must refocus on protection, but also bring in new outside leadership.

They need a fresh start across the.

Board, Sagur Magonie, Washington.

Months after a vineyard wind turbine blade broke, sending pieces into the ocean, the work has started to retrieve and remove pieces that sank to the ocean floor. The company says it could take as long as two weeks to do that. Boston City councilors are considering a Plan B for the budget shortfall and a threat of spiking property taxes in the city, but.

The hearing today, counselors are now looking at ways to provide some tax relief to homeowners, including a potential fifteen million dollar fund. Greg Maynard with the Boston Policy Institute says the city needs to get creative to solve its money problems. There is every reason to believe that commercial property values will continue to decline in the years to come.

That decline creates a perfect storm for Boston.

This is homeowners worry about higher tax rates and business owners worry about the mayor's plan to temporarily raise THEIRS.

I believe that residents have been off in a false choice.

Ed Flynn and Julia Mhea are among the counselors saying they need to look at alternatives to the current plan.

One that does not begin and end with impacting our small businesses.

There is Mountain concern the mayor's proposal won't get the approval it needs. On Beacon Hill, Madison Rogers w b Z, Boston's news radio.

Last night, the mayor kicked off a series of town halls trying to shore up support for her plan. There's another town hall at Charlestown High about ninety minutes from now. We've had a chill in the air around these parts, but we will start to remove that chill as we go through the next several days. Tonight we will fall back into the thirties in most inland suburbs, about forty five downtown, and then sunshine Tomorrow it'll be a little breezy.

Ah New England fall. The temps drop drastically, the leaves change. But you know what doesn't baby refuse not to come out with shorts on Bostonians wearing shorts clutching a nice cold coffee.

I know people that wear them year round.

Yeah, I Gilbert says, he sees it all the time.

There's strong I got strong bodies, is strong salts.

The long and short of it is.

For the most part, folks in the common were forgiving to the free need individuals, especially with temps expected to bounce back up.

How late do you think it's too late? November? December's coming up?

They still got time left forgot.

I think we got a three or four days of walking through a sawber. But how long will they last? Only time can tell. Jay will ed WBZ, Boston's news radio.

It's a pretty important part of American history. In fact, it is one of the most important pieces of the United States, and it's up for sale.

Up for sale a rare copy of the US Constitution, printed two hundred and thirty seven years ago.

This document was discovered in a plantation in Edenton, North Carolina.

This was found in a foul covenant.

Lauren Bronc of the auction house that will sell the piece of history Tonight says the plantation was once owned by Samuel Johnston, North Carolina governor, who represented the state at the Continental Congress. A minimum bid of a million dollars is already in Steve Kith and CBS News.

Fewer teenagers are using tobacco these days, but experts are still concerned. ABC's Brian Clark with the tails Owes.

Experts say the drop off in youth tobacco is a good thing, but there are still too many high school and middle school students using tobacco products. The National Youth Tobacco Survey found that two point two five million students said they used a tobacco product within the past thirty days. That's down from two point eight million a year ago. The most commonly used product e cigarettes followed by nicotine pouches. Brian Clark, ABC News.

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